Guangzhou vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$354
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
74
23
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6835th and 8284th ($782 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 28th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 2285th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kano

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Guangzhou Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$2083

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$584
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$581
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$550
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$506
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$601
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$878